Completed: December 2007
Running time: 19 minutes
Format: Shot on DV; Distribution DVD, Beta SP, DVCam
Synopsis:
Stunning images of women working on a moon-like landscape frame the unrelenting cycle of work of the women of Ada who harvest salt with their bare hands. The natural forming salt lagoon in has provided income for the local women for over three hundred years. A sound track by Patty Stotter, traditional work songs and a song written by Ghanaian musicians, join with the vivid imagery by Marcia Rock. The result is a glimpse into the heart of the women’s daily lives revealing their dignity and determination.
Film Festivals:
New York Women in Television and Film Shorts Festival - March 1, 2008
Newburyport International Film Festival - September 2008
Awards:
Best Documentary Short Award, Newburyport Documentary Film Festival - 2008
For more information or to purchase a DVD contact:
Marcia Rock (212) 998 7985
Production Credits
Produced, Directed
Camera and Editing
MARCIA ROCK
Original Music Score
PATRICIA LEE STOTTER*
Music Performed by
PATRICIA LEE STOTTER
SETH WALDSTEIN
TIM LEITCH
Narrator
PATRICIA LEE STOTTER
Sound Mix
JOE DEIHL, C.A.S.
Funding
New York University
Office of the Vice Provost
for Globalization and
Multicultural Affairs